Recipe for the Week - Paragon Style Chicken Curry

11:17:00 am

Haven’t there been times when you’ve
had a lip smacking meal at a restaurant, only to find that you can’t think
about anything else for the next few days? Much like falling in love, isn’t it?
:-)) I’ve had those moments many times, but the time it hit me the most was
when I had the Alleppey Chicken Curry from Paragon Restaurant at Kozhikode.
This restaurant is quite famous for its authentic Malayali flavors and good
quality food. We never fail to eat there whenever we’re in Kozhikode and I’d
recommend it to anyone visiting the place – I promise you’ll not be
disappointed!!

So, back to the chicken curry. I just
couldn’t recover from the awesomeness of the dish and was dying to eat it again
and again. So I tried to replicate it at home, and after a few attempts, I got
close to it; although I should mention that this is still not as good as what
you’ll get there!! It is a really good substitute though, which is why I
decided to call it the Paragon Style Chicken Curry!

Note: All the ingredients
are readily available, but be sure about the frying time of each ingredient, it
affects the overall quality of the end product.

What you’ll need: (3-4)

500 g chicken, skinless, curry cut, on
the bone

3 red chillies broken into halves

2 medium onions, sliced finely

1.5 Tbsp finely chopped ginger

1.5 Tbsp finely chopped garlic

1 sprig curry leaves

2 Tbsp coriander powder

½ tsp turmeric powder

1 Tbsp peppercorns and 1” pc cinnamon –
crushed

10 cashews, soaked and ground to a fine
paste

½ cup thin coconut milk

½ cup thick coconut milk (increase it
if you want more gravy)

1.5 Tbsp coconut oil

salt to taste

What you’re going to do:

1. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the
red chillies for a few seconds. Add the sliced onions and fry till brown and crisp,
but not burnt.

That looks delicious. And I know what you mean. There is this restaurant that specializes in Afghani and Kashmiri cuisine. We completely love their Afghani Chicken. Whenever we want to eat outside food, we order only that. I plan to try it at home too. Thanks for inspiring me :-)P.S. Why don't I see more of you on Parentous any more?

You're welcome :-). Sometimes I feel like I'm on MasterChef when I try to decode the ingredients of a dish while tasting it at a restaurant!! I had to opt out of Parentous when I got busy with my brother's wedding, but now I've joined 'The Mom Views' as a contributor, so you can find my posts on parenting there :-). Thank you so much for missing me!!

It most certainly is!! My brother's doing his MS in Calicut and he keeps trying out and recommending new eateries :-). Though I honestly think that Paragon is the one place that truly lives up to all the hype :-)